Forces armées canadiennes

Ms. Bungay describes her situation when making the decision to join the military and circumstances that made it sometimes difficult.

Mr. Williams reflects back to his service as an army medic and realizes how lucky he is compared to the many young medics that did not survive.

Dealing with life and death situations, Mr. Williams tells of the bond amongst comrades and how it differs because of the type of connection he has within the unit.

Mr. Williams speaks about his return home and how adjusting to civilian life had its challenges.

Mr. Williams speaks about the conditions in camp and how things were always changing.

Guided by rules of engagement, Mr. Williams expresses the certain degree of helplessness the medics felt witnessing confrontations amongst the locals.

Locals get control of the hospital and commit numerous acts of violence and destruction. Mr. Williams explains his inability to intervene.

Mr. Williams tells of the drastic measures some of the locals would resort to because of extreme poverty.

Unlike Bosnia, Mr. Williams speaks of how the medics main responsibility was to treat their own soldiers rather than contribute to the medical needs of the local population.

Mr. Williams describes the type of ambulance driven providing very little protection in times when rebellious acts would be exercised by the locals.